What is corporate massage? Let’s start with the basics.  Here is the medical definition: Massage: The manipulation of muscle and connective tissue to enhance the function of those tissues and promote relaxation and well-being. Therapeutic massage can ease tension and reduce pain. Massage can be a part of physical therapy or practiced on its own. It can also be highly effective for reducing the symptoms of arthritis, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other disorders of the muscles and/or nervous system. So corporate massage just brings massage into the workplace! As you can s...

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz! When was the last time you took a nap? Looks like this might be your month. August is National Napping Month! Many countries see the value of a power nap. The tradition of napping or siesta as it is also called, has a long peaceful history. Taking a good afternoon nap is still quite popular in Spain, Italy and other countries of Southern Europe as well as in Mexico and other Latin American countries. According to the November issue of the Harvard Health Letter, catching a daytime nap is a good way to catch up on the sleep you lose at night, sleep that may become more difficult a...

Kinkz Corporate Massage joined forces with Junior Achievement of Arizona  once again for another great charity event! On Wed May 19, 2010 Junior Achievement held there annual Golfer’s Dream Day at McCormick Ranch Golf Club. Golfers enjoy a day of “All You Can Play” golf. Golfers qualify for this event by raising money for Arizona kids. These passionate golfers play as many holes as they want the entire day. That’s a lot of golf and they have many sore muscles that could use a great massage! Kinkz was happy to set up on the golf course and at the reception to help relie...

Briggs Scott Memorial Golf Tournament The 20th Annual Briggs-Scott Memorial Golf Tournament was held on April 24th, 2010 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs in Phoenix, AZ. Kinkz Corporate Massage was there to offer massage services to all the golfers that generously raised money for this very worthwhile event. The tournament honors the memory of Phoenix Police Officers Pat Briggs, killed in a traffic accident on June 20, 1990 and Beryl ‘Wayne’ Scott who was killed in the same manner at the same location on September 10, 2002. In order to forever remember the fallen officers, a gol...

EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY IS ON MARCH 5, 2010 Your company can show it’s appreciation by bringing to your office: Kinkz Corporate Massage We will send you a Licensed and Insured Massage Therapist to give your employees a 15, 20, or 30 minute massage on a massage table. Show them your appreciation for their hard work by letting them get OFF their feet, relax, de-stress and rejuvenate. Kinkz Corporate Massage has a special for the entire month of March for $50.00 per hour, so call soon to set up your special day. Kinkz Corporate Massage www.kinkzmassage.com                  ...

At Kinkz we strongly believe in empowering our clients to play an active role in their health and well-being. If our clients are having issues we are happy to show them ways they can help themselves in- between massage appointments.  These can include stretching techniques, relaxation techniques or possibly referring them to another practitioner if necessary. Our bodies are set up to heal and given the proper environment that can be accomplished. Here are a few techniques that we share with our clients for some common complaints. Stretching techniques for shoulder and low back: • Low back ...

Dry brush massage is a simple method of rejuvenating and revitalizing your skin and increasing its eliminative capacity. If you do this in the morning and the evening you can make a big difference in getting rid of toxins in your body. It is so easy too and takes only about 5 to 10 minutes. One third of all body impurities and wastes are eliminated through the skin. When one is involved in a detox program of any kind, speedy elimination of toxic waste is very important. Keeping the skin pores wide open and the elimination through the skin as efficient as possible is an absolute must! Daily sho...

More and more people are afflicted with the repetitive injury, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). CTS is not a disease but a musculoskeletal disorder brought on by overworked muscles in the neck, shoulder, arm, forearm and hand. Individuals at most risk are those using constant repetitive movements causing muscles in the arm to become sore and fatigued. “According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Research the cost to businesses for health care and lost productivity of repetitive strain injuries is $11 billion.” -Bureau of Labor Statistics. Let’s face it, computers are a big pa...

Definition of kinkz with a kink in the spelling American Heritage Dictionary noun A tight curl, twist or bend in a length of this material, as one caused by the tensing of a looped section of wire. A painful muscle spasm, as in the neck or back; a crick A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system. A mental peculiarity; a quirk. An unusual eccentric idea.   Random House Dictionary noun A twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself. A muscular stiffness or soreness, as in the neck or back.. A flaw or imp...

How many of us are really conscious of the power of touch. It seems that we go through a good part of our day with little to no human contact. We spend so much time on the computer or the phone and get so wrapped up in getting our work done and racing to the next event in our lives. Here is some food for thought to consider about the power of touch. Touch is TEN times stronger than verbal communication and it allows us to release old pains and emotions stored in muscles. The Touch Research Institute (TRI) at the University of Miami School of Medicine devotes its studies solely to the effects o...